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COMBINED WARDROBE; BUREAU, AND WASH STAND. N0. 382,400. PatentedMay 8;1888 ATTORNEYS.

Nrrn STATES AATEENT FFIGE.

HENRY F. WVULFF, OF SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO MAX B.MAYER AND ABRAHAM COHEN, OF SAME PLACE.

COMBINED WARDROBE, BUREAU, AND WASH STAND.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 382,400, dated May 8,1888.

Application filed December 17, 1887. Serial No. 258,182. (No model.)

To aZZ whom. it may concern.-

. Be it known that I, HENRY F. WULFF, of

San Antonio, in the county of Bexar and State of Texas, have invented anew and Improved Combined \Vardrobe, Bureau, and \Vash- Stand, of whichthe following is a full, clear,

and exact description.

This invention relates to an article of household furniture designed foruse as a wardrobe,

[0 bureau, and wash-stand, and has for its object to provide aconveniently-arranged, substantial, and inexpensive structure of thischaracter.

The invention consists in certain novel features of construction andcombinations ofparts of the piece of furniture, all as hereinafterdescribed and claimed.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification,

in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts inall the figures.

Figure 1 is a front view of the piece of furniture in closed condition.Fig. 2 is a front view of it in open condition. Fig. 3 is a plan 5 viewwith the wardrobe in horizontal section on the line 00 m in Fig. 2, andFig; 4. is a vertical section taken through the washstand and on theline y yin Fig. 3.

The herein-described article of furniture is made with a main part orsection formed as a wardrobe, A, which is adapted to be closed at itsupper part by front doors, A A hung by hinges a to the opposite sides ofthe wardrobe body or case. These doors A A are provided at their lowerends with outwardly-projecting shelves or ledges a a, which overlap thetops of two lower bureau and wash-stand structures, B O,which are heldby hinges b a, respectively, to opposite sides of the wardrobe, and

are adapted to close itslower portion at the front. Thewardrobe case orbody is shown fitted with a series of lower horizontal shelves, a acentral vertical partition, a, and upper shelves, a, at the left of saidpartition, and the upper right-hand compartment is provided with aseries of hooks, D, like hooks being also fixed to the inside of thewardrobe-doors, as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings.

It will be understood that I do not limit myself to the particulararrangement of the interior of the wardrobe shown and above de scribed,as the shelves and partitions may be omitted, or may be substituted bydrawers, which may be arranged in any preferred way.

To the outer face of'the wardrobe-door A is fastened, by screws orotherwise, one side or half portion of a mirror, A the other side orhalf of which laps onto the door A when both doors are closed. Themirror then stands at the transverse center of the wardrobe to give apleasing finish to the entire piece of furniture, and may beconveniently used while making or finishing the toilet. Drawers or boxesE E are provided on the door ledges or shelves at a, for holdingbrushes, combs, or 6 other toilet requisites, and bracket shelves F Fare fastened to the outer faces of the closed doors, and appear at eachside of the mirror, and are intended for holding toilet preparations orbric-a-brac.

The bureau structure B is shown provided with horizontal shelves 1) andan upper verti' cally-ranging partition, I)", forming compartments forholding ladies hats, garments, or other articles, and the wash-standstructure 7 O is also provided with horizontal shelves 0 and verticalpartition 0 forming compartments for receiving toilet vessels orrequisites. The interiors of the structures B C may be subdivided byshelves and partitions in any pre- 30 ferrcd manner, or may be fittedwith drawers of any convenient size. A marble slab, c, is placed on thetop shelf, 0, of the wash-stand to receive a wash-loow1, G, andsoap-dish H in the upper compartment of the stand. 8

It is always desirable to prevent spattering of the walls or furniturenear a wash-stand, and for this purpose I have made the wash-stand Owith a pocket or slideway at or just inside of its front wall to receivea metal or wood 0 plate or board, I, which may be lifted up andsupported to protect the wall when the washstand is swung open. Thisplate I is shown provided with hinged wings or extensions J J atopposite edges, and these wings may he un- 5 folded forward after themain spattenplate I is lifted to practically inclose the top of thewash-stand and the toiletbowl, except at the front, to prevent sidewisespattering of the water onto the furniture or floor. When the I00 sideplates or wings J are folded flat to the main plate I, all three platesmay be lowered into the pocket of the wash-stand to allow the latter tobe swung into closed position against the front of the wardrobe. Atowel-rack, K, is fitted at the side of the wardrobe next thewash-stand, and a towel hung on this rack-bar would protect the side ofthe wardrobe from being spattered by water from the wash-bowl should thewing-plate J not be fitted to the main spatter-plate I at that end ofthe washstand. The side extensions or wings, J, may or may not be fittedto the main plate I, as may be preferred.

Any suitable pin or catch device may be fitted, iii the wash-stand tohold the spatterplate I or plates J J in raised position. When theplates J J are used, they will when unfolded and by resting on the topof the Washstand hold the entire spatter-plate structure in raisedposition.

The wardrobe A and also the bureau B and wash-stand G are provided withcaster-wheel supports L, allowing the entire piece of furniture to beeasily moved about while cleaning house, and allowing the sidestructures B O to be easily opened or closed.

Having thus described my invention,what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, isp 1. A combined wardrobe, bureau, andwashstand constructed with a main wardrobe-section, A, provided withhinged upper doors, A A having lower ledges or shelves, a arespectiv'ely, and bureau and wash-stand struct- 5 top covers to thewash-stand and bureau, sub- 0 stantially as herein set forth.

2. The combination, with the wardrobe having two doors hinged at thesides and closing toward the center, of the mirror A fastened to one ofthe wardrobe-doors and overlapping 1,5

the other door, substantially as described.

3. In a combined wardrobe, bureau, and wash-stand, comprising hingedsections A B O, the doors of section A having ledges a a,

covering the tops of seotionsB 0 when all are 5o closed, and providedator near said ledges with toilet-boxes E E, substantially as shown anddescribed.

4. In a combined wardrobe, bureau, and

wash-stand, comprising hinged sections A B 55 G, the doors A A hinged atthe sides of the section A and closing toward the center, said doorshaving ledges aa", covering the tops of sections B 0 when all areclosed, and provided at said ledges with toilet-boxes E, a mirror, 60

A secured to the door A", and overlapping the other door, substantiallyas and for the purposes described.

HENRY F. WULFF.

Witnesses:

J. B. ORoWTI-IER, J. STRAUSS.

